Audiophile frame of mind


It amazes me how I can justify my audio purchases and don't think much about them with something costing several thousand dollars.  I know this goes with any hobby but I had a funny thought over the weekend.  The last OEM part of my system that I have been considering an upgrade is power cables.  I only have a couple random low end audioquest cables that I got as part of purchases several years ago.  Shunyata recently launched two new lines, Gamma and Theta.  I was thinking about the Gamma and to start with my monoblocks for the first 2 cables of a system that needs 6 total.  It would cost about $1300 for those 2.  That is the same cost of a nice Weber stainless steel grill with a side burner.  I couldn't go forward with getting an official quote on the cables.  Looks like I will be grilling in style this summer!

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Get a Traeger series 22 or 34 smoker (which you can also grill on), and you will have a whole new hobby.....and for about $700. I bought mine 2 years ago, and should have done it years earlier. I have a ton of fun learning about smoking techniques, different cuts of meats, rubs, sauces, and in the end a lot of amazing food to share with friends and family. AAAAND you'll still have money left over to get one upgraded power cable.

@grislybutter Oooooh. A mere $41K for the Kalamazoo? That's like half price of a Constellation Audio Centaur 2 500 amp! Way too cheap for my taste. 

@cfa88 No - $41K for a grill is not subjective. It's expensive. Once you start using oligarch-audio pricing as a reference, then it all becomes meaningless. None of us are oligarchs. 

The only thing funnier than thinking that uber expensive power cables will make a noticeable difference is demanding that those cables  be pre-burned in. Two myths for the price of one.

I just put a new resonator made of straws inside the one i made with a discarded long plastic tube i picked in a field walking to decompress the new beautiful sound a bit ...😊

If i had changed my dac for a costlier one i would add so much adjectives to describe the improvement i just add with a few straws...

Audiophile state of mind ? ...No, acoustic state of mind ...😊

Cost : 10 cents or 15...